It turns out that everyone's initial understanding was correct: Olivier Occean's six-game suspension must be served during "official" matches -- which, in the CanMNT context, mean World Cup qualifiers or Gold Cup matches.
Confusion was created as a result of the fact that FIFA permitted Christine Sinclair's four-game suspension to be served during "non-official" matches, since the CanWNT doesn't have any official matches between now and the 2015 Women's World Cup. Occean's punishment, however, is in line with the normal procedure for a sanction of this sort.
While the 31-year-old striker has already served one game (Canada's final qualifier, down in Honduras), he won't be available to take part in this summer's Gold Cup (unless Canada carries him on their roster and makes an unexpected run to the final). He might, however, be eligible for selection in friendlies (of which Canada has at least one coming up next month).
CSN is awaiting verification on that point and will update this space once the information is received.
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